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D Hetwetson (x5-1-85
^ii Pleasant #412
It W MK 55102 f\^\ I
r
A voice for gays, lesbians and civilized straights. 2103 Pleasant Ave. S. #1, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)872-8325
^ Fifth Year 99th Issue August 20, 1984 10,000
Subscriptions $17.00 per year in envelope
Teams Wrap Up Softball Season
Gays Take Journalists 8 to 12 while Cops Stomp Queens 15 to 3
q g
i— ^
While Giants were best, 19 may have been best looking
Seltzers were soberest, Stallions had most support
by Tim Campbell
The Twin Cities Goodtime
Softball League, a collection of
nine teams most of whose
players are gay men, wound
down its 1984 season with a
series of games at Bryn Mawr
Park and Parade Stadium Saturday and Sunday August 11-12.
The Gay 90's Giants walked
away with the league championship downing the Brass Rail 15-6.
This earns them the dubious
distinction of meeting the Min
neapolis police Team August 19
at 2:30 p.m. (as we go to press)
in Parade Stadium.
The Brass Rail, first runner up,
will warm up the crowd with a
game against the Minneapolis
Star and Tribune team.
Many described the tournament's most exciting game as the
contest between the Saloon
Stallions and the Brass Rail in the
penultimate game. The score
was held at 3 and 3 through the
end of the seventh inning, demanding extra play. The Rail
scored three runs injthe top of the
eighth and the Saloon came to
bat.
The first two Saloon Stallions
chalked up runs and the next two
got on base. That put Dan Jer-
zak on second and someone else
on first. *
Fred Winter, who keeps league statistics, came to bat and
grounded to short stop for an
easy out. The Rail tagged Jerzak
as he tried to make home and
nabbed the other runner for a fast
and dramatic triple play.
The league this year boasted
three teams that were not sponsored by the usual gay bars: The
Seltzers, a non-drinking team
formed early in the spring; Mill
City, another independent, self-
sponsoring team; and Castro
Street, the only woman's team in
the league.
Castro Street defaulted out of
the tournament in favor of a
camping weekend. The Seltzers
took both Mill City and the
Saloon Thrillers for a good first
season showing.
Proceeds from the Parade
Stadium matches August '£9 svill
go to the Leukemia Foundation.
A fundraiser to send-the league *
champions to the Gay World
Series will be held Sunday nighl
at the Gay 90s.
Editorial Comment
Properly managed, a championship ball team will be fantastic
advertising for the Gay 90s. They
ought to pay for the team's trip
to the World Series.

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D Hetwetson (x5-1-85
^ii Pleasant #412
It W MK 55102 f\^\ I
r
A voice for gays, lesbians and civilized straights. 2103 Pleasant Ave. S. #1, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)872-8325
^ Fifth Year 99th Issue August 20, 1984 10,000
Subscriptions $17.00 per year in envelope
Teams Wrap Up Softball Season
Gays Take Journalists 8 to 12 while Cops Stomp Queens 15 to 3
q g
i— ^
While Giants were best, 19 may have been best looking
Seltzers were soberest, Stallions had most support
by Tim Campbell
The Twin Cities Goodtime
Softball League, a collection of
nine teams most of whose
players are gay men, wound
down its 1984 season with a
series of games at Bryn Mawr
Park and Parade Stadium Saturday and Sunday August 11-12.
The Gay 90's Giants walked
away with the league championship downing the Brass Rail 15-6.
This earns them the dubious
distinction of meeting the Min
neapolis police Team August 19
at 2:30 p.m. (as we go to press)
in Parade Stadium.
The Brass Rail, first runner up,
will warm up the crowd with a
game against the Minneapolis
Star and Tribune team.
Many described the tournament's most exciting game as the
contest between the Saloon
Stallions and the Brass Rail in the
penultimate game. The score
was held at 3 and 3 through the
end of the seventh inning, demanding extra play. The Rail
scored three runs injthe top of the
eighth and the Saloon came to
bat.
The first two Saloon Stallions
chalked up runs and the next two
got on base. That put Dan Jer-
zak on second and someone else
on first. *
Fred Winter, who keeps league statistics, came to bat and
grounded to short stop for an
easy out. The Rail tagged Jerzak
as he tried to make home and
nabbed the other runner for a fast
and dramatic triple play.
The league this year boasted
three teams that were not sponsored by the usual gay bars: The
Seltzers, a non-drinking team
formed early in the spring; Mill
City, another independent, self-
sponsoring team; and Castro
Street, the only woman's team in
the league.
Castro Street defaulted out of
the tournament in favor of a
camping weekend. The Seltzers
took both Mill City and the
Saloon Thrillers for a good first
season showing.
Proceeds from the Parade
Stadium matches August '£9 svill
go to the Leukemia Foundation.
A fundraiser to send-the league *
champions to the Gay World
Series will be held Sunday nighl
at the Gay 90s.
Editorial Comment
Properly managed, a championship ball team will be fantastic
advertising for the Gay 90s. They
ought to pay for the team's trip
to the World Series.